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Articles, podcasts and short guides on what mental health occupational therapy actually does, and how it differs from talking therapy. Written by our team, for clients, parents, referrers and anyone trying to understand the field better.
Articles, talks and podcasts
Occupational Formulation: why mental health OTs have always done what everyone else is just discovering.
Jill on trauma-informed care, person-centred practice, and where occupational therapy fits.
The hidden magic of Occupational Therapy.
Jill Martin’s TEDxYouth@Haileybury talk on what occupational therapy really is, and why it changes lives.
Jill Martin in conversation: occupational therapy, purpose and mental health.
An hour with Jill on what mental health OT actually is, and the bridge from insight to action.
Speak Up: Jill Martin on neurodiversity, OT and showing up.
Available on Spotify and via Listen Notes. Jill on the work of mental health OT.
Is OT right for you? A 5-minute guide.
Five questions to help you decide whether mental health OT is the right next step.
OT vs talking therapy: knowing the difference.
Two clinical professions, two different things. How to know which one you actually need.
What to expect at your first OT consultation.
Sixty minutes online with a registered OT. Here's exactly what we'll do, what we won't, and how to prepare.
Where to hear Jill in person.
Jill speaks regularly at conferences and on podcasts about psychotherapeutic OT, mental health, neurodivergence and the bridge between insight and action. The current booked talks below are mostly for clinical audiences; we also give CPD talks at clinics and practices on request.
2026 speaking schedule
- Barnes Private Medical Practice · 2026
- London Psychiatry Clinic · June 2026
- London Psychiatry Clinic · September 2026
- The OT Show · November 2026
Most are clinical-audience talks. Available for CPD sessions at clinics and practices on request.
Where Jill has spoken
- TEDx · 2022 (95k+ views)
- White River Manor Panel · November 2025
- GP trainees · 2024
- Nightingale Psychiatrists
- Priory Psychiatrists
- Hazel & Partners webinar
- RCOT, Lyndhurst School, Dolby Sound (x2), Chiswick GPs